cylinder wall rust, how bad i got it? W/ pics
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OP you can try running it as is, treat it as a new engine break in and do a bunch of high rpm pulls in manual 2 and 3 and let it engine break down to idle and create a vacuum and hopefully sucks the ring debris out of the exhaust.
It's a gamble but depends how much time/luck you have!!
If you don't feel comfy with that, I'd pick up another used shortblock
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To tell you the truth Ive had the same issue after a 3.4l V6 blew a head gasket...I just cleaned up the affected cylinder walls the best I could and ran it. Didnt smoke and didnt have low compression. Ran like a top till I sold it.
Its luck of the draw I guess. The way I see it just throw it back together and run it see how it does. The worst outcome would be a rebuild anyways...
Its luck of the draw I guess. The way I see it just throw it back together and run it see how it does. The worst outcome would be a rebuild anyways...
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It was a long block I bought, and popped the heads and that's what I have to work with. If it smokes I'll tear it down and do 30 over and put rods and pistons in it.
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That looks pretty rough.
I'd soak it with WD-40 and turn it over manually to get the WD-40 into the ring pack best you can do.
Put some cheap *** oil in it and run it for 60 seconds or so. Then change the oil. Clean the motor out with the oil. Autozone usually has a sale on that Valvoline NextGen crap. Recycled oil. 5.3Qt for $5. Run that through to clean the crap out of the motor with a cheap ACDelco filter.
I'd soak it with WD-40 and turn it over manually to get the WD-40 into the ring pack best you can do.
Put some cheap *** oil in it and run it for 60 seconds or so. Then change the oil. Clean the motor out with the oil. Autozone usually has a sale on that Valvoline NextGen crap. Recycled oil. 5.3Qt for $5. Run that through to clean the crap out of the motor with a cheap ACDelco filter.
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